The EndWhen one thinks of eccentric dandies, who pop in mind, Oscar Wilde, perhaps? A dandy is a gentleman who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop. Sebastian Horsley is one who just passed away...
The article is about Raymond Scott, a British financier who stole a volume of Shakespeare’s first Folio. He took the work to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC for appraisal, and the librarians...
Dali had once said that “the only difference between me and a mad man is that I am not mad.” Well, his exhibition in Shanghai showing 350 works surely created a mania in the city and I am excited to have had...
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"Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday denied undermining the authority of VVS Laxman, his captain at Deccan Chargers, but maintained that the Indian lacks aggression. The flamboyant all-rounder started a war of words with Laxman with his unflattering remarks that...
South Africa’s batsmen Battled hard but England’s bowlers regained the initiative to come out victorious by 20 runs in the opening NatWest Series one-day international at Headingley Carnegie. England`s new captain Kevin Peterson guide his team to victory with his...
We found a Lucha Libre school buried in the depths of Arena Mexico in Mexico City."Mexican youngsters wrestle with fameDeep in the belly of Arena Mexico, the enormous venue known as the "cathedral of lucha libre"...
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The death of Doors frontman Jim Morrison has long been one of rock's great mysteries. Morrison died in 1971 in Paris (he's buried in the famous Pere Lachaise Cemetary there); according to his girlfriend Pamela...
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"With his flamboyant suits, oversize hats and Havana cigars, George Melly was a good-time Renaissance man who indulged, often over-indulged, his passions for jazz, film, art, fishing, writing, drink and sex.
He...
Hamburger Mary’s is a step up from your average diner, but still maintains that 1950s style charm- with added flair. Unlike the restaurant chain in the USA, there is no buxom woman in a wig to serve you dinner here; our server, not a bad looking chap, was far less...
"This time six years ago, Flavor Flav, the flamboyant clock-wearing member of the groundbreaking rap group Public Enemy, was living in a low-rent apartment near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. He was scalping baseball tickets for extra cash, battling a long addiction to drugs...
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